French foot: Meaning and Definition of

French' foot'

1. Also calleda foot of the mid-18th century having the form of a scroll, continuing the leg downward and outward, supported by a shoe.
2. a bracket foot comprising a downward and outward continuation of the adjoining surfaces of the piece, the corner of the foot being a concave outward curve and the inner edges being a pair of ogee curves continuing the lines of the bottom rails downward.